Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The amphibious Big Night is underway in many parts of the US. Many salamanders, frogs, and toads are leaving their homes and ...

Motorists should take care this evening, lest they have an unfortunate slimy encounter. Today’s warm, rainy weather could set the stage for one of nature’s more interesting phenomena: the spring ...

On a Tuesday night in April, beneath a sky mottled with clouds, a slick stretch of road in Cumberland, Maine, erupted in sound. It started with a few high-pitched chirps, like the coos of chicks.

A red salamander crawls over some leaves and twigs on the forest floor. THORNHURST TWP. — North Branch Land Trust invites naturalist enthusiasts to an Amphibian Migration Watch, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these ...

Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can grow to the whopping length of nearly 10 inches long, though on average they are six to eight inches long. “When you see them ...

A new study shows that wildlife underpass tunnels dramatically reduce deaths of frog, salamanders, and other amphibians migrating across roads. Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians around the ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- As temperatures rise and spring approaches, salamanders and frogs emerge from the forest and head to the thawing wetlands. The wetlands, also known as vernal pools, serve as a ...

Poland sees hundreds of volunteers in Otrębusy, near Warsaw, take to the streets each spring to help frogs and toads cross a busy road during migration season. Wearing reflective vests and carrying ...

The post-winter rains have come, temperatures are rising, and salamanders are undertaking their once-a-year migrations to pools where they will breed. This important event, named the 'Big Night' by ...